Global stock indices after trades on February 19, 2010

/IRBIS, February 22, 2010/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on February 19, 2010 made: --------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for -------------------- since Historic maximum** Feb 19, 2010 a day* a month 2009 ---------- ------------ ------ ------- ----- ------------------ MICEX 1,353.75 +1.1 -7.4 -1.2 1,969.91 RТS 1,423.13 +0.9 -8.6 -1.5 2,487.92 DAX 5,722.05 +0.7 -2.2 -4.0 6,930.20 FTSE-100 5,358.17 +0.62 -1.2 -1.0 8,105.69 CAC-40 3,769.54 +0.58 -4.1 -4.2 6,922.33 S&P 500 1,109.17 +0.2 -2.5 -0.5 1,565.15 NASDAQ 2,243.87 +0.10 -2.1 -1.1 5,048.62 DJIA 10,402.35 +0.09 -1.9 -0.2 13,727.03 Nikkei-225 10,123.58 -2.1 -5.7 -4.0 38,916.00 ---------- ------------ ------ ------- ----- ------------------ KASE 1,746.65 -1.8 -9.1 -1.2 2,858.11 --------------------------------------------------------------- ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Stock indexes in the U.S. were closed in the green zone "on the background of statements by the Fed to raise the discount rate on loans up to 0.75% and the gradual withdrawal of the stabilizing measures. This basic discount rate was maintained at the Fed 0-0.25% per annum. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that consumer price index in the U.S. in January 2010 increased by 0.2%. Shares Dell Inc. fell 6.6%, net profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $ 0.17 per share, while analysts expected $ 0.27. Falling quotations Dell influenced other technology companies: IBM Paper Corp.upali on 0.5%, Hewlett-Packard Company - on 0.04%, Microsoft - on 0.7%, Apple - on 0.6%, Oracle - to 0.8%. Paper banks have demonstrated growth amid reports an improvement in the industry: the shares The Bank of New York Mellon rose by 3.5%, Goldman Sachs Group - on 0.3%, Bank of America - on 0.01%, Wells Fargo & Co. - By 0.1%. European indexes also closed in positive territory, despite the contradictory macroeconomic news background. According to the Federal Statistical Service of Germany, industrial prices in January 2010 for the month rose by 0.8% (analysts had expected growth of 0.3%). The volume of retail sales in the UK in January fell by 1.8% (forecast - a decline of 0.5%). The index of business sentiment in France in February 2010 remained unchanged at 91 point (forecast - 93 points). Market support have positive messages from Nestle SA (shares of the company showed a growth of 2.4%): Net income for 2009 totaled 10.4 billion Swiss francs, while analysts expected 10.2 billion francs. Share prices of European banks also showed growth: Deutsche Bank - on 1.3%, Commerzbank - on 1.2%, HSBC - on 0.9%, Barclays - on 1.3%, BNP Paribas - by 1.6%, Banco Santander - on 1.0%. [2010-02-22]